Hello peoples. I know it's been a while but I've been busy and stuffs. Also I apologize in advance for anything you might find off in this chapter, I'm feeling quite a bit off.

Alex's POV

"Fight! Fight! Fight!" I ignored the school's chanting as I dodged a fist and retaliated with my own. I met my mark, my fist sinking into his face and Chase recoiled bringing his hand up to cover his injury. As he did so I took the opportunity to kick him in his stomache. He doubled over for a moment catching his breath before he charged me.

"Alex!" I heard Mitchie's scream over the chanting and cheering of our fellow peers. I found myself on my back, my head throbbing in pain as it had collided with the floor. I immediately rolled us over and started smashing the guy's face in when someone grabbed hold of my arm and pulled me up off of him. I turned to yell at whoever had pulled me off but held my tongue when I was met with Mr. Larritate's hard glare.

"Russo, Riprock, My office NOW!" He bellowed at us as the crowd dispersed not wanting to get in trouble.

"Torres, go to class." Larritate told Mitchie who began to follow us.

"I have a free period." She said taking out her schedule to prove it.

"Very well then, go somewhere else, this doesn't concern you."

"Actually sir, it does. I instigated it." She informed him and I gave her a confused glance. What was she doing? Larritate looked torn before he sighed and gave in.

"Very well. I want to speak with the three of you separately, Torres You first." He made Chase and I sit on the bench outside of his office while we waited. Soon enough, Mitchie came out and Chase went in.

"What did you tell him?" I questioned her as she sat beside me.

"The truth. What were you thinking Alex? You're going to get suspended and you're lucky if he doesn't press charges."

"Well I was thinking about how I didn't like seeing his hands on MY GIRLFRIEND!"

"That doesn't mean you can go around punching people! You do realize he's gonna call your parents right? What are you going to tell them? They don't know about us!" She was right. What WAS I going to tell them? I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose when the door opened and Chase came out smirking. I glared at him as I stood.

"You stay away from her unless you want me mess up your face some more." I growled passing him to go into the office.

"What up Larritate?" I said casually sitting down on one of the chairs and putting my feet on his desk. He shoved them off giving me a stern glare.

"Alright Alex, Let's hear your side of the story."

The bell rang signaling the end of lunch and 5 minutes till 5th hour. Mitchie and I made our way to our lockers when Chase, one of our classmates asked if he could speak with Mitchie. I was a bit reluctant at first but Mitchie insisted i just go. With a huff i went back to my locker and started pulling out the books I needed for my next class when I looked over and found Chase's hands on Mitchie's waist. She had that panicked look in her eyes as he started to lean in. I was consumed by my rage and jealousy as I stormed over to them and pulled him off of her.

"What the hell? Russo you stay out of this, it doesn't concern you." He made a move to continue what he was doing when I stopped him.

"Actually it does. Stay away from my girlfriend." I spat at him and he looked shocked for a moment before he grinned sadistically.

" Girlfriend? So you decided to follow in your mommy's footsteps? Are you going to be some washed up popstar too? You're parent's were absolute failures. They couldn't even show their faces in public anymore, especially having such a shame of a daughter." All this was said in a low voice so that Mitchie couldn't hear a word he was saying.

"You bastard!" I spat before launching myself at him and punching him in the nose.

"And so you see Mr. Larritate, he was asking for it." I concluded the story of what had happened. Mr. Larritate nodded before getting up and leaving the room temporarily. I was debating whether or not I should make my escape through his office window when he came back in with Chase and Mitchie. He had them take their seats so Mitchie sat by me and Chase sat on the other side of her.

"It seems that out of the three stories you have given me, only two match up. Alex and Mitchie have both shared the same story in their own point of views."

"What? That's not fair! They probably swapped stories out in the hall!" Chase exclaimed angrily.

"Even if they had, I know for a fact your story is false, Mr. Riprock, Ms. Torres is not only gay and wouldn't have made advances, but she also has all AP classes besides art so there was no way she could have confronted you in biology." I felt my anger rise as i thought of what he could have possibly told Larritate for his story.

"However, fact is, Alex punched Chase and he retaliated. Fighting is in no way permitted on school grounds so your two are suspended for three days while Ms. Torres is free of any charges." With that we were shooed from his office as the bell rang signaling the start of seventh period.

Demi's POV

I went about tidying up the attic when I came across a small blue blanket with Alex's name stitched in the corner. I smiled as I remembered those times so long ago. I picked it up and hung it over my arm as i continued my cleaning. I stopped again as I came across a green book. Knowing instantly what it was I opened it, smiling at the pictures in the pages. Pictures of Alex when she was just a tiny little thing. I smiled at one where she was sleeping on top of an 18 year old girl.

14 years ago

I leaned against the door frame as I watched my beautiful wife fixing herself up in the mirror.

"Demi, do you think it was wrong of me to leave without saying goodbye? The poor girl was ten when I left, and she had seemed to have grown attached to me." I could hear her guilt through her voice.

"Honey, you didn't really get the chance. You said she wasn't there that week right? It wasn't your fault." I tried to reassure her but I knew it didn't work.

"Well yeah, but I could have called, or dropped by or something. Her parents didn't seem to care for her and her brothers hated her, she even told me I was all she had." I walked forward and wrapped my arms around Selena's waist and planted a kiss on her neck.

"Sel, you need to stop worrying. Obviously she doesn't hold a grudge, and it's in the past. It's done with, so instead of worrying about what happened you should think about what will happen. You're picking her up at the airport and then she's spending the week with us, you should be happy, not nervous."

"I know. You're right, thanks Dems."

"No need to thank me, now hurry up and finish getting ready, her flight's gonna land soon and you don't want her to think you abandoned her, do you?" She opened her mouth to respond when the sound of crying cut her off. "Don't worry, I've got her." I told my wife before going downstairs into the livingroom where my two year old daughter stood in her playpen wailing.

"Hey baby girl." I said lifting her into my arms and rubbing her back. "What's the matter, huh?" I asked her before I heard a scream come from behind me. Startled I turned around to find the TV on playing a slasher film. What the heck? I looked around for the remote until I found it sitting in the playpen.

"Oh Alex, you crazy kid, how'd you get a hold of that?" I asked her reaching down to pick it up and switch the TV off. Her cries came to a stop once the TV did and i had to wipe my hand and the remote off when I found it coated in slobber. Alex rested her head on my shoulder and began sucking her thumb as i carried her up the stairs after I wiped her eyes and nose. I came back into the room to find Selena putting on her coat finally ready.

"What was wrong?" She asked concerned when she spotted me with the baby. She came over and took Alex from me to kiss her on the cheek and hold her close to her.

"Well from what i could gather, she somehow got a hold of the TV remote and put it in her mouth accidentally turning the TV on and changing the channel. When I got down there, there was some slasher movie playing and the remote was covered in baby slobber." My wife chuckled and kissed our daughter again.

"At this rate, she'll join us in our love for horror films." I laughed and again took the child into my own arms.

"Okay, go get her now, you're already late."

"Oh, right. I'll see you in a bit, I love you" she said giving me a quick kiss on the lips."

"Love you too." I said as she gave her goodbyes to Alex then left to pick the teen up from the airport. I hadn't met Dallas before, but from what Selena tells me, she's a good kid.

I glanced at my watch and realized it was almost time for Alex's nap.

"C'mon sport, let's get your bottle so you can sleep. Does that sound good?" I had given her that nickname when she almost stole a small soccer ball plush toy from the store. I predicted she'd become a soccer player when she would watch the games on TV.

About ten minutes after i had put Alex down for her nap, the front door opened and Selena came in followed by a teenager with light brown hair, both of them carried a bag each. I got up from my spot on the couch and took the bag from Selena to carry it to the guest bedroom.

"Where's Alex?" Selena asked me after we shared a kiss.

"I put her down for her nap. You didn't think i'd forget did you?" She merely smiled before moving to the side so i could get a better view of our guest.

"Demi, this is Dallas. Dallas, this is my wife, Demi."

"It's such an honor to meet you Mrs. Russo" the girl told me politely and I chuckled.

"Please, call me Demi." I told her and she nodded.

Present

Alex had all but fallen in love with Dallas in the time she was there. She cried when she left and it was a couple of days before Selena and I could cheer her up again. I always wondered what had happened to her. I never saw her again after that.

"Demi!" Selena called from downstairs sounding pissed. I left the attic and found Selena with the phone in her hand and her arms crossed over her chest.

"What?" I asked trying to think of what could have set her off.

"I just got a call from the school. Alex got into a fight and she's been suspended."